Sometimes, a little bit of good old fashioned fun is just what pro wrestling needs. In a business that can sometimes take itself too seriously, a little lighthearted fun can really hit the spot. That is why I welcomed The Muppets’ involvement on this week’s episode of Raw, especically after the ultra-serious melodramatic mess that we got last week.
Fortunately, there would be no Triple H/Kevin Nash involvement on this show, just a video package and an update on Hunter’s health. Instead, we opened with a pre-taped promo from The Rock. I know that most people have a gigantic problem with these pre-tapes, but I don’t. At all. The way I see it, pre-taped Rock is better than no Rock. His promo was entertaining regardless, and we kicked off Raw on a good note. At first, Rocky says “Hell no!” to the thought of teaming with John Cena at Survivor Series. However, he eventually rationalizes it due to the fact that he despises The Miz and R-Truth. There’s still not much logic involved in Rock and Cena willingly teaming up, but...whatever. The Rock at Survivor Series can only be a good thing in my mind. I’m sure their heat for WrestleMania will be fine.
We had CM Punk taking on Mark Henry for he right to be granted a WWE title match at SS. I’m sure I don’t even have to explain why I hated the idea of this match taking place. The execution was okay, with Del Rio causing a DQ and Punk to lose his title shot. Builds a little more conflict between them, but not enough, because Punk would get his title shot back later in the night after locking in the Anaconda Vice on Del Rio and forcing it out of him. Not a whole lot of interest for this match at SS as of now.
I’ll get into the Muppet segments now. The initial Kermit/Miss Piggy/Vickie Guerrero/Jack Swagger segment was not particularly good. We got an “EXCUSE ME” match between Miss Piggy and Vickie, which thankfully didn’t last too long. The next Muppet segment was much, much better. Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker were backstage in Bunsen’s lab. Beaker runs into Christian, who gets chased off by Sheamus, who then tells Beaker that he can’t make it to the family reunion this year, but to tell Aunt Theresa he says hello. Awesome. Just awesome. I’m sure many of us were hoping for Sheamus/Beaker interaction.
Something else I’m sure a lot of us predicted was Statler and Waldorf in the balcony. These short segments were mildly amusing, but it was more enjoyable just to see them there than anything. We also got the obligatory Hornswoggle/Muppet interaction, kissing Miss Piggy on the cheek and getting punched in the stomach.
The Divas costume battle royal was a waste of a few minutes, Beth was annoying on commentary as usual. Air Boom vs. Cody Rhodes and Wade Barrett was not bad in terms of work, although Cody and Wade seem a bit random together. Alberto Del Rio vs. Big Show was long and boring. Not sure why we needed this.
Jack Swagger vs. Santino had by far the best Muppet involvement of the night, with Beaker coming to ringside to give Santino a beaker of his “energy drink” to spit in Swagger’s face and pick up the win. It shall be known forever as the “Muppet Screwjob”. Zack Ryder vs. Dolph Ziggler was booked very well in my opinion, with Ryder picking up the win, along with a bunch of momentum. It’s always great to see Dolph get a good chunk of ring time on TV. The Cole/Jim Ross saga really isn’t worth worrying about. Jim Ross will continue to be humiliated and Michael Cole will continue to hinder the product.
Finally, let’s talk about the main event that saw Cena taking on The Miz...and laying out Miz and R-Truth to end the show. Cena standing triumphantly over his Survivor Series opponents has to make you wonder why it’s even necessary for him to be teaming up with Rock to take these two on at the PPV, he’s already taken them out by himself. Furthermore, there’s no real consequences for the outcome of the SS tag match. Are they even trying anymore? I understand throwing Rock on the PPV, but there are many different ways they could have gone about it. The current situation not only makes no sense, but is just plain boring.
Overall, a pretty decent show. The Muppet provided a bit of much needed silliness, although I do feel that we were robbed of a Triple H/Gonzo segment...
Fortunately, there would be no Triple H/Kevin Nash involvement on this show, just a video package and an update on Hunter’s health. Instead, we opened with a pre-taped promo from The Rock. I know that most people have a gigantic problem with these pre-tapes, but I don’t. At all. The way I see it, pre-taped Rock is better than no Rock. His promo was entertaining regardless, and we kicked off Raw on a good note. At first, Rocky says “Hell no!” to the thought of teaming with John Cena at Survivor Series. However, he eventually rationalizes it due to the fact that he despises The Miz and R-Truth. There’s still not much logic involved in Rock and Cena willingly teaming up, but...whatever. The Rock at Survivor Series can only be a good thing in my mind. I’m sure their heat for WrestleMania will be fine.
We had CM Punk taking on Mark Henry for he right to be granted a WWE title match at SS. I’m sure I don’t even have to explain why I hated the idea of this match taking place. The execution was okay, with Del Rio causing a DQ and Punk to lose his title shot. Builds a little more conflict between them, but not enough, because Punk would get his title shot back later in the night after locking in the Anaconda Vice on Del Rio and forcing it out of him. Not a whole lot of interest for this match at SS as of now.
I’ll get into the Muppet segments now. The initial Kermit/Miss Piggy/Vickie Guerrero/Jack Swagger segment was not particularly good. We got an “EXCUSE ME” match between Miss Piggy and Vickie, which thankfully didn’t last too long. The next Muppet segment was much, much better. Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker were backstage in Bunsen’s lab. Beaker runs into Christian, who gets chased off by Sheamus, who then tells Beaker that he can’t make it to the family reunion this year, but to tell Aunt Theresa he says hello. Awesome. Just awesome. I’m sure many of us were hoping for Sheamus/Beaker interaction.
Something else I’m sure a lot of us predicted was Statler and Waldorf in the balcony. These short segments were mildly amusing, but it was more enjoyable just to see them there than anything. We also got the obligatory Hornswoggle/Muppet interaction, kissing Miss Piggy on the cheek and getting punched in the stomach.
The Divas costume battle royal was a waste of a few minutes, Beth was annoying on commentary as usual. Air Boom vs. Cody Rhodes and Wade Barrett was not bad in terms of work, although Cody and Wade seem a bit random together. Alberto Del Rio vs. Big Show was long and boring. Not sure why we needed this.
Jack Swagger vs. Santino had by far the best Muppet involvement of the night, with Beaker coming to ringside to give Santino a beaker of his “energy drink” to spit in Swagger’s face and pick up the win. It shall be known forever as the “Muppet Screwjob”. Zack Ryder vs. Dolph Ziggler was booked very well in my opinion, with Ryder picking up the win, along with a bunch of momentum. It’s always great to see Dolph get a good chunk of ring time on TV. The Cole/Jim Ross saga really isn’t worth worrying about. Jim Ross will continue to be humiliated and Michael Cole will continue to hinder the product.
Finally, let’s talk about the main event that saw Cena taking on The Miz...and laying out Miz and R-Truth to end the show. Cena standing triumphantly over his Survivor Series opponents has to make you wonder why it’s even necessary for him to be teaming up with Rock to take these two on at the PPV, he’s already taken them out by himself. Furthermore, there’s no real consequences for the outcome of the SS tag match. Are they even trying anymore? I understand throwing Rock on the PPV, but there are many different ways they could have gone about it. The current situation not only makes no sense, but is just plain boring.
Overall, a pretty decent show. The Muppet provided a bit of much needed silliness, although I do feel that we were robbed of a Triple H/Gonzo segment...
Chris Maffei
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that sounds really different specially wrestling part little strategic ????
ReplyDeleteDans ce spectacle beaucoup de bêtises.
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